St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-13

! the most dastardiy piece of malignant venom
| / ever saw i'll print.
Robert Scott-The suggestion to hold a
| public meeting and denounce the vile act is
good one. The city cannot afford to rest
under such an mputation.
City Clerk Cornman-I am glad to see Re-
publcans as indignant as Democrats. 1t is
time to call a halt on such outrages.
K. L. SimmOns-What courtesy or good
sense ever could be expected from a Kansas
City cowboy.
2. B. Winston-It was not only vile piece
OF work, but was an insult to every person in
the city. No rebuke is strong enough for it.
George w. CoOley-It was bad enough to
attack the president, but when it come TO
stabbing at the back of his honored and
idolized wife, it is no wonder every honest
mans blood bOils.
Otis L. Colburn-A public meeting should
be called and The writer horsewhipped out OF
town.
II. G. Connor-It was a most venomOns at
tack on the hOnored character of the first
lady Of the land and was disgrace to the
city.
| DR.. Fl. II. Kimball-I would glady contrib
ute to fund to tar and feather the Infamous
writer of the insult.
DR.. j. T. Scott-My opinion is that the
writer is worse than Hal Reid. 1t is too in
famous for expression.
Hugh Harrison-I did not see il and will
not. II is too low TO be read by gentleman.
George Merrill-My Indignation has been
aroused and my sense of Gecency outraged
before this by the vile sheet. / have always
i
doors.
N. D. Elgin-O Outrageous is the right word
for 1t.
W. A. Mller-I never heard of its equal as
nasty, dirty piece of newspaper Work. He
ought TO be drummed out of the city.
g. W. NJ. Pitman-Blethen must have writ
ten 1t, because there is not another man in
town mean enough to do it.
Dr.. G. IL. Hunter-It was a disgrace to
civilization and a rebuke to humanity.
A. NJ. Bailey think that article this
morning is about what we might expect from
Blethen. He made himself more of an ass
than usual. He is no gentleman nor never
Will be one.
Col. Fred Hooker-I don't like it all it was
uncalled for
Capt c. b. Tirrell-I think it was mis-
| take.
H. H. s. Powell-1t was disgracefuI. was
shocked when read it. There was 10 ex-
cuse for it.
A. B. Barton-It was too strong and should
never have been written.
Ralph Whelan-That Tribune editorial was
disgraceful and Injuries the reputation of this
city If Blethen wrote it. it is about time the
foul mouthed interloper was suppressed.
W. ii. Eustes-That Tribune editorial was
in very bad taste and am good deal sur
prised at it. Mrs. Cleveland is beautiful
woman. and / think is entitled 10 praise e
rather than insult.
Ace 4. Abel-Oh. it was one of the Trf-
buneS usual assinine editorials.
Ed A. StevenS-No man with any real sense
of life. could have written it. II simply dem
onstrates how little real decency is embodied
Ill the man whose scurrilouS articles relative
TO our own people have too often been in
dorsed by many of our citizens. 1t viii, how
ever, serve one good purpose-our people
will know how much reliance to place upon
its diatribes in the future.
G. Ct. Root-Damnable outrage; unworthy
the yilest paper in the land.
D. A. Scringeour-Neyero ought TO be toler-
| ated; wholly unjustifable.
George Smith Is BIethen crazy. or a
crank? No more than could be expected,
though. ..-s
P H. Carney. Mankato-Look at that Tri-
bune flag at half mast What greater insult
to cur nations magistrate could be con-
ceiyed!
Mr.. Sullivan, General Manager Columbus
Buggy Company--It is a piece of vile villainy.
+ Gaylord Lamb-Republican or Democrat,
common decency ought to be sufficient for
one to respect the Office. if not the man.
F. A. Briggs-Nothing else could be ex-
pected from the Tribune. 1t did not surprise
me at all, for L anticipated something of the
kind.
C. NJ. Palmer-I nave not read the article,
but from all l hear it must be something very
tough.
Seagrave Smith, think the man that
wrote the article must have been very
drunk The write up of the day III that paper
so disguised me, anyway, that did not i'm
Ish it.
j. W. Laurence-It is the most outrageous
editorial ever read. l can't find words 10
express myself. 1t certainly indicates Il
low state of morals in the man that
wrote ii.
A. T. Ankeny-The cordial welcome ex-
tended to Mrs. Cleveland yesterday is suffi-
cient refutation to such an article. She is a
lady in every sense of the word.
Charles A. Ebert know of my personal
knowledge that it is lie out Of whole cloth,
evolved from the brain of b1ackmailer.
Judge Rea said to me this morning: During
the day had occasion TO meet Mrs. Cleve
land upon several occasions. and / regard
her as agreeable, sensible woman.
think the president man af good judgment.
Judge Lars NJ. Rand-The article in the
Tribune was aldisgrace 10 decent journalism.
T. j. Buxton-It was low, dirty attack,
and no editor that pretends to be a gentle.
man would ever write anything of the kind.
EDIToRIALLY SCATHED.
Star-News-1eSterday the president and
Mrs. Cleveland were the honored guests Of
Minneapolis. Among those prominent in the
ceremonies attending the presidential recep-
ton was the manager of the Tribune. He in
effect, If not in words. flattered Mr.. and
Mrs. cleveland to their faces; but the mo-
ment their backs were turned from the city
he set about connecting coarse and vulgar
insult which is flung broadcast in leading
editorial III this mornings issue of the Trib-
une. This insult to the president might be
tolerated, for he is man and can defend
himself. But the insult TO Mrs. Cleveland as
woman is so tagrant that 1t would justify
ment upon the author. We believe there is.
enough chivalry in Minneapolis TO resent and
disown this brutal insult to woman who
has conducted herself blamelesSly, both in
public and private life. and who, upon all
occasions, has shown herself to be a lady.
American men instinctiyely despise insult
erS of women.
Dispatch-To refer to the chief ruler Of
this people, who has expressly declared his
purpose III visiting the chief cities of the
West and South to be purely of a social kind,
as "A gross and repulSive man" after the
man has just turned his back upon the city,
not only lranscends all the political warfare,
but is unQualIfiedly an act of blackguarjiSnl
and cowardice. When such language is fol-
lowed up by a wanton attack upon the loV-
able and inoffensive woman who is Mr..
Cleveland's wife, it may well make the decent
men and women of Minneapolis blush for
their repute as refined and civilized beings.
We do say that the Impulses of common
decency oughtto suffice 10 lead the common
est barbarian among us who have received
as guest to hold his tongue until Mr.. Cleve
lands denomination places his motives be-
yond question. Had this man and his wife.
but just come from out the purlieus of
American social life, instead of from the ap-
pointed abode of tbs rulers of a free people,
they could not be subjected to grosser pub
lie indignity.
wITHERINa EEBUKE.
To the Editor OF the Globe
You will pardon me il / give expression to.
the deep modification which l feel Mt tho
atrocious, objectionable editorial found in
the Minneapolis Tribune in its issue of the
18th of October, and entitled Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland as Mere People, That editorial
will, ! believe, easily stand first and fore
most, the most unprovoked, the most dis
courteous, and in its malignity the most dew
ilish assault ever made in the whole annals
of journalism upon the motives of & virtuouS
woman and her distinguished husband. The
editor of that scurrilous and obscene sheet,
known as the Minneapolis Tribune must,
indeed, be either hopeiessiy lost to all sense
Al ~ ~ nl ~ hn 1n
mands of hospitality. Here are President
Cleveland and his beautiful and accom-